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[wizzykid1984]

hi guys would it be worth while upgrading I am running a Radeon R9 280x direct cu and play a lot of bf4 and want something that's going to last me a few years any help would be great

 

[mickyflinn]

Whats your budget ?

 

[Smally]

As well as your budget, what are your current specs? That will help us understand your build a bit more.

 

[wizzykid1984]

AMD FX-8320E overclocked to 4.5
4GB corsair vengeance/think I might upgrade that
Samsung evo ssd 250gb
budget it around £200-£250

 

[mickyflinn]

Gtx 970 or R9 390, what psu do you have ?

 

[melvis]

theres no worthwhile upgrade under £250 for a factory overclocked 280x like yours imo, just stick with it untill next year imo

 

[fs123]

theres no worthwhile upgrade under £250 for a factory overclocked 280x like yours imo, just stick with it untill next year imo

+1

The 280X overclocked to around 1200MHz gives about the same performance as a 970/390 judging by the results I get with my 7950. For sub-£250 your best bet is to crossfire it to get better than 980 level performance until the new gen cards come out next year.

 

[wizzykid1984]

psu is a coolermaster v1000 I tried overclocking card but it just hangs would it be worth upgrading memory then?

 

[Smally]

psu is a coolermaster v1000 I tried overclocking card but it just hangs would it be worth upgrading memory then?

Yes, 4GB ram is not enough for most games full stop. I work for a local government and we install 4GB for desktop machines, just for word, and outlook.

 

[wizzykid1984]

any recommendations on memory that's good for gaming?

 

[ALXAndy]

Depends on how you overclocked your CPU. If you added a ton of FSB then faster memory will work better but if you just upped the multi and volts 1600 will do.

I would then get a 390. Don't worry about it being overkill you can just run it using VSR to achieve a higher res if you're on a 1080p monitor.